Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference
Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference (HCBC) (in Hungarian: Magyar Katolikus Püspöki Konferencia) is the Episcopal Conference of Catholic bishops of Hungary.
The Bishops' Conference[]
After the Second Vatican Council the Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference was created. Its first chairman was Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét Endre Hamvash.[1] On May 5, 2001, the Holy See approved the Charter of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Hungary.[2] Currently, it is headed by Bishop András Veres.
The Hungarian Conference of Catholic Bishops is a full member of the Council of Conferences of Catholic Bishops of Europe and the Council of Conferences of Catholic Bishops of the European Union.
It consists of 20 integrants: 14 bishops, heads of 14 archdioceses and dioceses of Hungary (including three bishops of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church), 4 auxiliary bishops, the abbot of the territorial abbey of Pannonhalma and the head of the military ordinate of Hungary.[3]
List of presidents[]
- (1966–1969)
- (1969-1976)
- László Lékai (1976-1986)
- László Paskai (1986–1990)
- István Seregély (1990–2005)
- Péter Erdő (2005–2015)
- (2015-)
Officials[]
- President: Dr. , Bishop of Győr
- Vice President: Dr. György Udvardy, Bishop of Pécs
- Secretary, Spokesperson:
- Bureau Director:
The secretariat address: 45 Városligeti fasor, Budapest, H-1071 HUNGARY
Members[]
Diocesan bishops[]
- Dr. Péter Erdő, Cardinal, Primate of Hungary, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest (Chairman) (2002 - ; 1999 - 2002 Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár, 2003 - Cardinal)
- Dr. Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét (1999 - ; 1999 Coadjutor Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét)
- Dr. Archbishop of Eger (2007 - ; 1992 - 2007 Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom)
- Dr. Gyula Márfi Archbishop of Veszprém (1997 - ; 1995 - 1997 Auxiliary Bishop of Eger)
- Péter Fülöp Kocsis, Archbishop of Hajdúdorog (2015 - ; Bishop of Hajdúdorog 2008 - 2015)
- Dr. , Bishop of Győr(2016 - ; 2006 - 2016 Bishop of Szombathely, 1999 - 2006 Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, 19 January 2011 - 9 April 2011 Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Pécs)
- Dr. , Bishop of Szeged-Csanád (2006 - ; 2004 - 2006 Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest)
- O.S.B., Archabbot of Pannonhalma territorial abbey (2018 - )
- Bishop of Kaposvár (2017 - ) ,
- Antal Spányi, Bishop of Székesfehérvár (1998 auxiliary bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, 2003 - diocesan bishop of Székesfehérvár)
- Dr. Miklós Beer, Bishop of Vác (2003 - ; 2000 - 2003 Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest)
- László Bíró, Military Ordinary (2008 - ; 1994 - 2008 Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét)
- Dr. Atanáz Orosz, Bishop of Miskolc (2015 - ; 2011 – 2015 Apostolic Exarch of Miskolc)
- Dr. György Udvardy, Bishop of Pécs (2011 - ; 2004 - 2011 Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest)
- , Bishop of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza (2015 - ); Titular Bishop of Fidoloma, Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, vicar general, (2010 - 2015)
- Dr. , Bishop of Szombathely (2017 - )
- Fr. Ábel Szocska O.S.B.M., Bishop of Nyíregyháza (2015 - )
Auxiliary bishops[]
- Dr. , Titular Bishop of Centuria, Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest (in charge of the pastoral care of Hungarians living abroad, lives in Munich.) (2007 - )
- György Snell, Titular Bishop of Pudentiana, Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, vicar general (2014 - )
- Dr. , Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria, Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, vicar general (2006 - )
Retired Bishops (who are not members of the conference)[]
- , Bishop Emeritus of Szeged-Csanád (1987 - 2006)
- Dr. Szilárd Keresztes, Bishop Emeritus of Hajdúdorog (1975 - 1988 Auxiliary Bishop of Hajdúdorog, 1988 - 2007 Bishop of Hajdúdorog, 1988 - 2008 Apostolic Governor of Miskolc)
- Dr. , Titular Bishop of Risinium, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest (1994 - 2001 Military Ordinary, Bishop, 2001 - 2010 Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest)
- , Bishop Emeritus of Pécs (1988 - 1989 Auxiliary Bishop of Pécs, 1989 - 2011 Bishop of Pécs)
- Dr. , Titular Bishop of Brixellum, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Eger, vicar general, high-provost (1997 - 2013; 1989 - 1997 Auxiliary Bishop of Vác)
- , Bishop Emeritus of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza (1993 - 2015)
- Dr. , Bishop Emeritus of Győr (1991 - 2016)
- Dr. Asztrik Várszegi O.S.B., Archabbot Emeritus of Pannonhalma territorial abbey, Titular Bishop of Culus (1991 - ; 1988 - 1991 Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom)
- , Bishop Emeritus of Kaposvár (1993 - ; 1992 - 1993 Auxiliary Bishop of Veszprém)
The Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Permanent Council members[]
- Dr. , Bishop of Győr, President of the HCBC
- Dr. György Udvardy Bishop of Pécs, Vice President
- Dr. Péter Erdő, Cardinal, Primate of Hungary, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, President emeritus of the HCBC, President of the CCEE
- Dr. Archbishop of Eger
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Hungary
References[]
- ^ Hungarian Episcopal Conference на сайте gcatholic.org
- ^ Annuario Pontificio, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, стр. 1017, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- ^ "Official site of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Hungary".
External links[]
- Episcopal conferences
- Catholic Church in Hungary